Korea - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Korea was 61.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 61.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.23 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 15.23
1972 15.77
1973 16.53
1974 17.67
1975 18.39
1976 19.80
1977 19.95
1978 21.32
1979 22.98
1980 24.71
1981 25.68
1982 26.20
1983 27.16
1984 28.02
1985 28.79
1986 29.61
1987 30.40
1988 30.98
1989 31.52
1990 32.48
1991 34.24
1992 35.40
1993 35.80
1994 36.37
1995 37.38
1996 37.99
1997 39.22
1998 39.57
1999 40.85
2000 44.01
2001 45.48
2002 47.68
2003 49.09
2004 49.94
2005 50.73
2006 51.72
2007 52.51
2008 53.59
2009 54.46
2010 55.32
2011 56.53
2012 57.79
2013 58.07
2014 58.52
2015 59.19
2016 59.49
2017 59.96
2018 60.59
2019 61.29

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs